On Resurrection Sunday, two of Jesus' disciples decided to head to the village of Emmaus. As they discussed the events of the weekend, Jesus approached them but they did not recognize Him. He used Scripture to show how the Messiah would suffer and then enter into His glory. After a while, the disciples invited Jesus to dine with them. They recognized Jesus when He blessed the bread and then He disappeared.

When the disciples did not recognize Jesus at first, the wording of Scripture implies that they were intentionally, but metaphorically "blinded" from seeing Jesus. Sometimes we are intentionally kept from the reality of our situations. We might be gracefully given short sightness of an issue in our lives and later on we might receive understanding in God's timing.

The encounter with Jesus was in a common situation: a walk to a village. They were disappointed about Jesus' death and were in grief and experiencing confusion. They did not have to be in the temple to see Jesus in their lives. Encounters with Jesus come in a wide sort of arrangements: on the road, out of disappointment, from confusion, etc.

When they arrived in Emmaus, they did the hospitable thing to do and invited Jesus into their home. We, too, should invite Jesus in to our home and He will abide with us.